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Ass

/æs/

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

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📖 Definitions of "Ass"

noun

1
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
2
A stupid person.
"That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass."

🔄 Synonyms of "Ass"

28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sternnoun	Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
buttnoun	(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
pratnoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
shagnoun	Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
arsenoun	(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
fundamentnoun	Foundation.
keisternoun	(slang) The anus or buttocks.
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
rearnoun	(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
derrierenoun	Alternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.]
rumpnoun	The buttocks.
backsidenoun	(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
behindnoun	At or in the rear or back part of something.
tushnoun	(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
posteriornoun	(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
seatnoun	Something to be sat upon.
buttocks	The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region.
fannynoun	A diminutive of the female given name Frances, itself also becoming a given name.
bunsnoun	(Canada, US, euphemistic, childish) The buttocks.
tail endnoun	(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
rear endnoun	(slang) The buttocks.
hindquartersnoun	the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ass"

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Word	Definition
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
backsidenoun	(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
shagnoun	Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
derrierenoun	Alternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.]
tushnoun	(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
screwingnoun	The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).
seatnoun	Something to be sat upon.
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
bunsnoun	(Canada, US, euphemistic, childish) The buttocks.
buttnoun	(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
keisternoun	(slang) The anus or buttocks.
arsenoun	(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
rumpnoun	The buttocks.
roll in the haynoun	(euphemistic) A session of sexual intercourse.
rearnoun	The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
piece of assnoun	(US, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) A very attractive woman, when considered as a sex object.
rear endnoun	(slang) The buttocks.
tail endnoun	(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
tooshienoun	Alternative spelling of tushie. [(colloquial, often childish) Buttocks, bottom.]